Innovation
Welcome to the FSU Innovation Hub where you can combine YOUR unique knowledge and experiences with others to develop innovative solutions to critical problems.
Ingredients for Innovation
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Creativity
- The Individual -
The foundation of Innovation is human creativity.
The Innovation Hub helps students develop creative confidence, freeing them from bias and group-think and empoweing their imagination.
Topics
- Personality analysis
- Bias literacy
- Lateral thinking
- Liminal thinking
- Creative inquiry -
Collaboration
- The Group -
innovation lies at the intersection of disciplines.
The Innovation Hub utilizes interdisciplinary groups to solve problems, embracing all perspectives and building emotional intelligence to maximize group interactions.
Topics
- Emotional intelligence
- Brene Brown, Awkward, Brave, and Kind
- Nonviolent Communication
- Team dynamics
- Facilitation
- Leadership -
Coordination
- The Process -
Innovation benefits from a coordinated process.
The Innovation Hub teaches Innovation Frameworks, such as Design Thinking, to guide innovators from challenge to solution effectively and efficiently.
Topics
- Design Thinking
- Systems Thinking
- Designing Your Life -
Technology
- The Tools -
Today's challenges are complex.
The Innovation Hub trains students on the latest technologies to manage the complexity, empower their creativity, and solve problems.
Topics
- Digital Fabrication
- New and Immersive Media Design
- Artificial Intelligence
- Coding
- Electronics and Circuits
Experiential Learning
Whether students enroll in our classes, attend our workshops, participate in our hackathons or design sprints, or just hang out in our space, they learn by doing.
Through partnerships with FSU departments and industry leaders we bring fresh, real-world problems for students to solve using Creativity, Collaboration, Coordination, and Technology.
Examples
Hurricane Recovery - NextEra Energy
Smart Home Design for Aging in Place - College of Nursing
Disabled Parking Permit Security - FL Dept of Highway and Safety & Accenture
Addressing the Needs of Case Workers - FL Dept of Children and Families, IBM, College of Social Work
Addressing Human Trafficking - FSU Center for the Advancement of Human Rights
